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Duncan Smith attacks Labour’s job ‘myths’

James Lyons, Deputy Political Editor

December 28 2014, 11:59am, The Sunday Times

Iain Duncan Smith: ‘jobs created every day’ (Andrew Yates)

IAIN DUNCAN SMITH has accused Labour and the unions of peddling “myths” and untruths about welfare reforms and jobs as the Conservatives prepare to put their record on employment at the heart of the election battle.

The Labour leader, Ed Miliband, accuses the coalition of presiding over an explosion in “zero hours” contacts which give workers no guarantee of hours or pay. His party also says too many new jobs are part-time or low-skilled, low- paid positions.

Duncan Smith, the work and pensions secretary, commissioned research from his department in an attempt to demolish what he sees as the five biggest “jobs myths”.

It found that 19 out of 20 new positions created this year were full time and the number of part-timers seeking full-time…

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